Migration Business Case
GCP to AWS Migration Analysis
Comprehensive Cost & Business Value Assessment
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Table of Contents
- Migration Customer Journey3
- Executive Summary4
- Overall Cost Comparison6
- Top 5 Expensive GCP Services Analysis7
- Service By Service8
- Business Value Analysis10
- Final Summary & Contact11
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Migration Customer Journey
AWS provides a comprehensive, proven approach to cloud migration that accelerates your transformation journey.
Create a case for change through rapid discovery, TCO reports, and migration readiness assessment. Build comprehensive understanding of your current environment.
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Portfolio discovery and analysis
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TCO and business case development
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Migration readiness assessment
Current Phase
Build readiness through discovery & planning, migration planning, and skills development. Establish landing zone and prepare organization.
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AWS landing zone setup
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Migration strategy development
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Team training and enablement
Next 3-6 months
Accelerate transformation at scale through portfolio migration and continuous optimization. Execute migration waves while modernizing applications.
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Phased application migration
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Workload optimization
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Modern architecture adoption
6-18 months
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Executive Summary
Key findings and high-impact opportunities from the GCP to AWS migration analysis.
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Total Potential Savings
19.2%
$180,776 annual reduction with AWS 3-Year Savings Plans
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Database Optimization
40.3%
Migrate AlloyDB and CloudSQL to Aurora for significant savings
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Compute Impact
35.8%
EC2 with 3-Year Savings Plans delivers substantial compute savings
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Networking
7.7%
Moderate reduction in VPC and networking costs
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Key Findings
💰 Cost Optimization Opportunities
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3-Year Savings Plans offer the best value with 19.2% total savings ($180,776 annually)
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Database services show exceptional savings potential at 40.3% with Aurora migration
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Compute Engine to EC2 migration delivers 35.8% savings with optimized instance types
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Serverless workloads benefit significantly with Cloud Run to Fargate migration (87.7% savings)
🎯 Strategic Highlights
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Top 5 services represent 83% of total GCP spend and offer significant optimization opportunities
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Data analytics workloads benefit from AWS's comprehensive suite (Redshift, Athena, Kinesis)
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Container orchestration with EKS provides 27.9% savings over GKE
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Data processing services (Glue, Kinesis) offer better pricing than Cloud Dataflow
📊 Migration Impact Summary
The analysis reveals that AWS provides competitive pricing across most service categories, with particularly strong value in compute, database, and serverless workloads. The recommended 3-Year Savings Plans strategy balances cost optimization with operational flexibility.
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Overall Cost Comparison
Comprehensive annual cost comparison between GCP and AWS pricing models.
| Pricing Model |
Annual Cost |
Savings % |
Notes |
| GCP Current Spend |
$939,793.79 |
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Baseline cost |
| ✓ AWS 3-Year Savings Plans |
$759,017.63 |
19.2% |
Best overall value |
| AWS 1-Year Savings Plans |
$874,087.95 |
7.0% |
Short-term commitment |
| AWS EC2 Instance Savings Plans (3Y) |
$931,180.83 |
0.9% |
Compute-only optimization |
| AWS EC2 Instance Savings Plans (1Y) |
$965,472.27 |
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Limited flexibility |
💡 Recommendation
The 3-Year Savings Plans strategy provides the optimal balance of cost savings (19.2% reduction) and operational flexibility. This approach delivers $180,776 in annual savings while maintaining the ability to adapt to changing workload requirements.
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Top 5 Expensive GCP Services Analysis
Detailed cost comparison for the five highest-cost GCP services, showing potential AWS savings opportunities with 3-Year Savings Plans.
| GCP Service |
GCP Annual Cost |
AWS Equivalent |
AWS Best Price |
Savings |
| BigQuery |
$322,814.98 |
Redshift, Kinesis, Athena, S3 |
$264,260.05 |
18.1% |
| Compute Engine (Others) |
$236,319.62 |
Block + Network |
$218,085.64 |
7.7% |
| Compute Engine |
$174,412.21 |
EC2 |
$111,883.48 |
35.8% |
| AlloyDB |
$39,933.18 |
Aurora |
$23,855.25 |
40.3% |
| Cloud Dataflow |
$32,944.40 |
AWS Glue, Kinesis Data Stream |
$20,146.87 |
38.8% |
📊 Total Savings Potential
Combined annual savings across top 5 services: $140,695.15 (17.5%)
These five services represent 83% of your total GCP spend and offer the highest optimization opportunities.
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Service By Service
Detailed service-level cost comparison showing AWS optimization opportunities (3-Year Savings Plans).
Database (AlloyDB)
AlloyDB
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Aurora
Data Processing
Cloud Dataflow
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Glue + Kinesis
Compute Instances
Compute Engine
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EC2
AWS OPTIMIZED
$111,883.48
Container Orchestration
GKE
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EKS
Serverless Containers
Cloud Run
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Fargate
Data Warehouse
BigQuery
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Redshift + Athena
AWS OPTIMIZED
$264,260.05
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Service By Service (Continued)
Database (AlloyDB Others)
AlloyDB Others
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Aurora
Workflow Orchestration
Cloud Composer
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MWAA
Relational Database
Cloud SQL
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RDS
Database (Cloud SQL Others)
Cloud SQL Others
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RDS
Secrets Management
Secret Manager
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Secrets Manager
In-Memory Cache
Memorystore Redis
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ElastiCache
Notebooks
Notebooks
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SageMaker
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Business Value Analysis
Quantified benefits and strategic advantages of AWS migration.
💰 Financial Benefits
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Annual savings of $180,776 (19.2%) with 3-Year Savings Plans commitment
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Predictable pricing with Reserved Instances and Savings Plans for budget certainty
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Pay-as-you-grow flexibility eliminates overprovisioning costs
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ROI within 12-18 months based on projected savings and migration costs
📊 Operational Excellence
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Enhanced performance with AWS's global infrastructure and optimized services
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Improved reliability with 99.99% SLA guarantees across most services
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Operational efficiency through automation and managed services
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Scalability benefits with elastic infrastructure that grows with demand
🚀 Strategic Advantages
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Access to innovation with 200+ AWS services and continuous feature releases
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Global infrastructure with 30+ regions and 96+ availability zones worldwide
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Enhanced security with comprehensive compliance certifications and controls
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Ecosystem advantage with extensive partner network and marketplace
⚠️ Risk Considerations
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Migration complexity requires careful planning and phased execution
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Team upskilling needed for AWS-specific tools and services
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Business continuity planning essential to minimize disruption
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Change management critical for successful adoption across organization
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Final Summary
📊 Migration Overview
Current GCP Spend
$939,794
Annual baseline cost
AWS 3-Year Savings Plans
$759,018
Optimized annual cost
Total Annual Savings
$180,776 (19.2%)
🎯 Key Highlights
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Highest savings in database services (40.3%) and serverless workloads (87.7%)
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Compute optimization delivers 35.8% savings through EC2 Savings Plans
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Top 5 services represent 83% of spend with strong optimization potential
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Strategic benefits include access to AWS innovation and global infrastructure
Contact Us
📧 Email: Sales@tervio.ai
📞 Phone: +1 (415) 429-8280
🌐 Website: https://tervio.ai
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